NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in rngapi_reset function in Linux kernel before 4.2

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in rngapi_reset function in Linux kernel before 4.2

CVE-2017-15116 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).

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